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incommensurable

UK/ɪnkəˈmɛnʃ(ə)ɹəbəl/US/ɪn.kəˈmɛnt͡ʃ.ɹə.bəl/

incommensurable adjective: having a ratio that is not expressible as a fraction of two integers.

Adjective

incommensurable (comparative more incommensurable, superlative most incommensurable)

  1. having a ratio that is not expressible as a fraction of two integers.
    • The side and diagonal of a square are incommensurable with each other; the diameter and circumference of a circle are incommensurable.
  2. having no common integer divisor except 1.
  3. Not able to be measured by the same standards as another term in the context.

Noun

incommensurable (plural incommensurables)

  1. An incommensurable value or quantity; an irrational number.
    • Unfortunately for Pythagoras, his theorem led at once to the discovery of incommensurables, which appeared to disprove his whole philosophy.1946, Bertrand Russell, chapter 3, in History of Western Philosophy

incommensurable meaning in Tamil

incommensurable in Tamil

ஒப்பிசைவற்ற, அளவுக்கிணங்காத, பொதுவளவில்லாத

Forms of incommensurable

Adjective
comparativemore incommensurable
superlativemost incommensurable
Noun
pluralincommensurables

Origin of incommensurable

From Middle French incommensurable, from Medieval Latin incommensurabilis. Its full etymology is equivalent to that of in- + commensurable.

Words formed from incommensurable

Questions about incommensurable

What does incommensurable mean?
Incommensurable means having a ratio that is not expressible as a fraction of two integers.
What is incommensurable in Tamil?
Incommensurable in Tamil is ஒப்பிசைவற்ற, அளவுக்கிணங்காத, பொதுவளவில்லாத. See Incommensurable meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is incommensurable?
Incommensurable can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce incommensurable?
Incommensurable is pronounced /ɪnkəˈmɛnʃ(ə)ɹəbəl/ (UK).

Words near incommensurable in the dictionary

  1. incomitance
  2. incomitant
  3. incomities
  4. incomity
  5. incommensurability
  6. incommensurable
  7. incommensurableness
  8. incommensurables
  9. incommensurably
  10. incommensurate
  11. incommensurately

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Adapted from Wiktionary: incommensurable (page history and authors); incommensurable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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